all this is just the latest chapter in what could be called the rob ford reality show. ior to becoming mayor, ford served as a toronto city counselor for a decade for a knack for offensive statements and bullying behavior. he lobbied against an aids prevention program because if you're not doing needles and you're not gay, you wouldn't get aids probably. he was kicked out of the toronto maple leaves hockey game for drunkenly calling people among other things communists. and ford had a meltdown at a reporter who he believed insulted him. >> sir, walk away, it's the easiest way to do it. >> answer the question. >> from what i said, okay. >> answer the question. >> all right. >> why did you say that? >> why did you call him -- you said that. >> i just heard you. that's right. >> what did you say? what did you just say? >> you just called him a fat [ bleep ]. >> you just did. >> are you going to lie? are you going to lie about it. you just said that. >> you just called him a fat [ bleep ]. why did you do that? i'd like to know what your editor says about this. i'd like to kn

the man in the video is rob ford, it is well lit, clear, ford is seated in a room in a house.a clear glass pipe with a big globe and two glass cylinders sticking out of it. other hand, a lighter. the slurred voice is ranting about canadian politics in what sounds like an attempt to goad ford. mayor rob ford then allegedly uses an anti-gay slur to describe either a former canadian prime minister or his son, who in either case is one of his political rivals. then ford pipe in one hand, lighter in the other is laughing and mildly protesting at the sackry lidge he seems to keep trying to light the pipe but keeps stopping to laugh. he is red-faced and steadty, heaving with each breath. finally finds this moment and lights up. he inhales. end scene. gawker decided not to buy the 90 second video because the guy selling it wanted too much money. i have not seen the video, we cannot confirm gawker's reporting, but their description does comport basically with two reporters at the toronto star who also say that they saw the video. >> the video which appears to be real shows mayor rob fo

yes, according to toronto's conservative mayor, rob ford, everything is going fine. the most disturbing scandal continues to entertain and continues to disturb with a slew of stunning new developments. today two additional members of ford's staff quit. the mayor has now lost a total of five staffers in the past week. late this afternoon ford held a news conference to thank his staff for their service and let the people of toronto know that work is still getting done. but that was about all ford wanted to discuss. >> i was elected to keep taxes low and reduce the size and cost of government, and that's exactly what i'm doing every single day. i've been interviewing candidates all week and i look forward to hiring new staff as soon as possible. thank you very much. >> have you done any illegal drugs since you've been mayor? >> anything else? >> have you tried to obtain the video, sir? >> anything else? >> are you upset that the deputy mayor says he believes there's a tape? does that upset you? >> anything else? >> is he ready to step in if needed. >> i think the premier

the tale of toronto mayor rob ford. any canadians? that's rob right there. he's the mayor of toronto. he's having a difficult week since the "toronto star" reported there's cell phone video on which he's seen smoking a crack pipe. reportedly shot by drug dealers in toronto who are trying to sell it for $200,000. the drug dealers showed it to two reporters from "the star" who described it as shocking saying it does appear to be the mayor smoking a crack pipe with so mali drug dealers. i know it sounds like a joke, but it is far from it. the mayor says it couldn't be him. he denies any and all allegations. >> these allegations are ridiculous. it's another story of the "toronto star" going after me. that's all i've got to say for now. >> jimmy: it's not fair. they shot there from the least flattering angle. which leads me to believe from the mayor there might be some sort of vendetta against him by the "toronto star." he canceled his weekly radio show and has declined to comment thus far. until now, he is joining us live now via skype from toronto. mayor rob fo

. >> well, to be fair, it's not a lot to do with toronto. >> toronto, boring no longer thanks to rob fordld yet take a sinister turn. toronto police tell cnn they are monitoring the situation closely. and ford admits he has known drug dealers including one who was recently murdered and is allegedly linked to this scandal. even so, he says he won't quit. he's running again. former washington mayor marion berry did it and he admitted to drug use, even served time. critics are waiting for the video to surface, but until this does this mayor is putting new meaning to the words you can't fight city hall. cnn, ottawa. >> and coming up, has world famous navigator amelia earhart's plane been found? >> and it's been a long year for justin bieber. we'll look at all the troubles he's faced around the world. they could save a lot of money on their car insurance by switching to geico...they may even make you their best man. may i have the rings please? ah, helzberg diamonds. nice choice, mate. ...and now in the presence of these guests we join this loving couple. oh dear... geico. 15 minutes could sav

terror tow mayor rob ford making headlines for questionable behavior not typically seen from elected officials. a cell phone video allegedly shows him smoking a crack pipe and using expletives. it's being shopped around by somali men in the drug trade. then this video, moments after the mayor ran out of a community council meeting, wandering around a parking lot placing rob ford fridge magnets on cars. we like our canadian friends. >>> the third largest lotto jackpot ever. no winner last week. it sky-rocketed to $550 million. less than the $of 56 and $587 million of megamillions and powerball. the state of virginia expected to sell 4.7 million tickets this saturday. what would you do right after you find out that money is yours? tweet me using the hash tag #drinksonme. i would hold it. i might sweat on it. i don't think i'll hop a g-6 and fly to vegas. >>> fighting to play another day. steph curry hosts the spurs. did san antonio punch the ticket? >>> and the question ever fan of "the office" was asking, will mikechael scott come back for o last time. >>> this is the senate caucus ro

this reporter is trying to get a commentt from mayor rob ford. do we have that video? t it. >> hey, guys. mayor ford, are the allegations true? are the allegations rue? are the allegations true? are the allegations true? >> all right. well, that is as we just got it in, the raw video, the very first remarks we are hearing about the incredible krmplt some controversy. some strong allegation, i think we have a comment from the the deputy mayor he spoke out earlier, if we can get that up and rolling. we will get that to you as well. we have our own sparks here on capitol hill over the irs scandal him under fire the acting xhikter steven miller, you want to call that a hot seat? you go ahead. the question was, did he mislead congress and ho far up the chain does if go and is it a scandal? a live report from the hill coming next. .often you see lawmakers on capitol hill holding a bipartisan hearing, actually organizing it between them. at least not in recent years, anyway. i will tell you this, both parties have come together in calling the first house hearing on this irs sc

here is nbc kevin tibbles. >> reporter: rob ford celebrated his 44th birthday on tuesday.trying to carry on business as usual at a city hall meeting. >> that's all the items. i will review it quickly. >> reporter: but mounting trouble for ford elected in 20101 threatening to derail his administration. >> is this the worst allegation you've heard so far? >> reporter: ford is under fire following recent newspaper reports in the toronto star, that he has a substance abuse problem. and that there's a videotape appearing to show him smoking a crack pipe. allegations he strongly denies. >> i do not use crack cocaine. nor am i an addict of crack cocaine. i cannot comment on a video that i've never seen or does not exist. >> reporter: two reports for the toronto star say they saw the the 90-second cell phone video for themselves. >> the video which appears to be real, shows mayor ford in a room, shirt open, lulling back in his chair, and appears to be smoking a crack pipe. >> the man in the video who we believe is mayor rob ford, appears stumbling. he seems incoherent. he rambles.

are you sure that that is a video of rob ford smoking crack? >> yes, the video exists.my colleague, kevin donovan, have seen the video. it's crystal clear in our eyes that this is mayor rob ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine. >> okay, you saw the video under the circumstances of it being shown to you, i believe, on an iphone, am i correct? >> yes, kevin and i saw it about, i guess, two weeks ago or a month ago now, on an iphone. >> here is my big question. all this talk about knowing where the video was, isn't this thing just presumably stored as a digital file somewhere? it's not like there's some vhs tape with a courier with a bulletproof suitcase that has the thing? >> no one exactly knows where it is right now. we have an idea of where it is. it's with this group of individuals who were trying to sell the video to the media for $100,000. they approached gawker in the states as well, and their editor, john cook, has also seen the video and described very similar accounts can as kevin and i. and they certainly told us that thad made a copy. it's not clear if they h

in the meantime, rob ford just continuing to say that these allegations are false. erin?you, paula. >>> checking in now with anderson with what's coming up on "ac 360." >> that was about i czar. wow. okay. erin, we're keeping a close eye on severe weather expected just hours from now. we saw it obviously in texas. 35 million people are in the potential path of strong storms and possibly tornadoes. chad myers is tracking the storms. he's going to have the latest on their path at the top of the hour. >>> we're also hearing from the officers, the police officers who rescued the three women held captive in cleveland. you're going to hear firsthand about the incredible moment when they realized what they had found. the women they had found inside. seasoned police officers, breaking down in tears in this interview, as they recount the rescue. you'll hear that at the top of the hour. >>> successful well-known doctor, miss iter usely becomes ill and dies three days later. the reason, cyanide poisoning. investigators looking into whether the young doctor was murdered. and a lot mo

the mayor of toronto rob ford -- if you're not familiar with rob ford -- are you from toronto? >> yes. >> jimmy: well, he's the guy who did this. >> there are peoplle against it. excuse me, guys. [ bleep ] sfie tu. >> jimmy: turns out, being nearsighted is the least of his problems. there's a video being shopped around that reportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine. the guy who showed them the video wants to sell it. they watched it three times in the backseat of a car. they saw the man thatting loos like the mayor with his shirt open smoking a crack pipe. he called the allegations absolutely not true and ridiculous. i'm inclined to believe him because isn't crack supposed to make you lose weight? the guy is the size of a tyronosaurus. is he a mayor or a chris farley character? we're going to keep our eyes on that one. that's for sure. tomorrow's powerball is going to be bigger than the mayor of toronto. the jackpot is already up to $600 million. the record is $650 million. people are lined up outside convenience stores all over the united states to buy tickets. this is a good

reporters swarmed rob ford as he walked out of his house.he toronto "starnews" paper was approached by someone wanting to sell the video. they watched the tape and it looks like mayor that he was smoking something out of a crack pop. ford is denying the allegations. >> the allegations are ridiculous. it is another story of, of, with respect to the toronto star going after me. that's, that's all that i got to say for now. thank you. >> this is not the first time ford has faced scandal. he appear under toxicated as a calla in february. >>> the u.n.'s food agency is push a new super food group. lots of protein, nutritious and a crunch. we're talking about insectsthism food and agricultural organization is saying eating bugs may combat global hunger. the sects are part of a diet in certain regions of the world. the fao is saying if more of us punched on critters it would help with food security and the environment? >> i'm sorry. >> they are not just for breakfast anymore. >> count me out of the group. >> you know, think about it, gigi, you are o

this person actually claims, ashleigh, to have been a person who has sold crack cocaine to mayor rob fordord, as we just heard, denies all of this. he said the allegations are absolutely ridiculous. we have been in contact with dennis morris, the lawyer for mayor rob ford. said he may or may not have some kind of briefing for us later today, but tells us the mayor will be fighting these allegations. again, the star being very certain, they say, that the person they saw on this video was mayor rob ford. why is this so outrageous? i don't have to tell you. this is a city dealing with a lot of gang violence in the first instance. shootings in the second instance. drug turf wars in the third instance. and here, allegedly, what the toronto star alleges, is that the mayor himself is a drug user. now, many people in toronto, as you know, the mayor is a contentious political figure, he is very controversial, but many people in toronto here still shocked today and wanting to know if this video exists, can we see it? so far it has not transpired. i know the toronto star said they're worried about t

the toronto star and online gawker the clip shows ford smoking cocaine. >> the man we believe is rob fordfacing the camera. you can see a third of the frame. he's holding a pipe. a crack pipe. >> reporter: ford has been toronto's mayor for more than two years. his has often made headlines but in the wake of this latest scandal, he fired his chief of staff who reportedly urged him to seek help. two top aides also quit monday. >> when people think of toronto they think of mayor ford the same way that mayor bloomberg has become synonymous with new york. he's a big, national figure. everybody knows who he is. >> reporter: the story quickly went global becoming an international punchline. >> maybe he's cleaning up the city by smoking all of the crack in it. you're next prostitution ring. >> reporter: ford long insisted the toronto star has a vendetta against him. >> the allegations are ridiculous. it's another story with respect to the tornado star going after me. >> reporter: he and his brother had harsh words for the media on sunday. >> 80% of them are nasty son of guns. >> reporter: as for

rob ford announced at a press conference today that two more of his employees have resigned, bringingtaffers who have quit or been fired in the last seven days since the scandal broke to five. yet despite the exodus, mayor ford insists it's still business as usual at toronto city hall. >> i assure you that the work is being done, phone calls are being returned, e-mails are being responded to. i was elected to keep taxes low and reduce the size and cost of government, and that's exactly what i'm doing. >> say what you will about mayor ford. he really does seem committed to reducing the size of government. just this week alone, his staff has shrunk from 17 to 12 people. nice work. >>> "outfront" next, an amazing new idea. what if you never had to park your car ever again? the kyocera torque lets you hear and be heard even in stupid loud places. to prove it, we set up our call center right here... [ chirp ] all good? [ chirp ] getty up. seriously, this is really happening! [ cellphone rings ] hello? it's a giant helicopter ma'am. [ male announcer ] get it done [ chirp ] with the ultra-ru

the mayor, rob ford says -- lawyer had within been advising him not to comment on the whole thing.ay he publicly denied using crack and said the media is out to get him. one counselor says he doesn't buy the mayor's story and called for the mayor to resign. the deadly tornado hit two schools several chirp died at plaza towers elementary. now they say it's remarkable that everybody at briar wood elementary survived. we are live at that school next. plus, now we know the story behind a photo, a photo of a woman carrying her daughter through a field littered with debris. wouldyou will hear from the mother ahead as fox reports live tonight. ♪ 'cause you make me feel so right ♪ ♪ even if it's so wrong ♪ i wanna scream out loud ♪ boy, but i just bite my tongue ♪ ♪ this one's for the girls messin' with boys ♪ ♪ like he's the melody and she's background noise ♪ [ volume decreases ] thanks, mom! have fun! you too. ♪ ♪ >> shepard: in the four days since that tornado ripped apart moore, oklahoma we heard a lot about the seven children who died inside plaza towers elementary school. you will r

mayor of toronto rob ford responded to the story a few hours ago. >> the allegations of this video?ely not true he says. the video is supposedly being shopped around and gawker hopes to raise enough cash to buy it and post it online. >>> when you think of international espionage you think 007, the gadgets, the guns. not really obvious wigs. but it turns out ryan fogle the accused american spy in russia may have had his cover blown by a really awful rug. russia's interfax news agency says the unconvincing wig that fogle was wearing when he was arrested matched a wig taken from another u.s. embassy employee who was kicked out of the soviet union for allegedly spying back in 1986. still in the cold war days. turns out according to "the washington post" that the cia has been using the same wig supplier for decades and apparently there is a specialty there they have in duplicating billy zabka's hair from the karate kid. sweep the leg, billy. hash tag you're it. we asked you earlier which sports fans deserve a reality tv show and in addition to the cheeseheads and what you would name it,

toronto mayor rob ford is refusing to back down following multiple reports that he was filmed smoking crack cocaine. yesterday ford addressed the local media, days after two of his top communication aides resigned. ford reiterated that things were going great. which they were until he finished his prepared remarks and the reporters started asking questions. >> have you done any illegal drugs since you have been mayor? >> anything else? >> have you tried to obtain the video? >> i'm not stepping aside. i'm running in the next election. and if the great people of the city want to go in a different direction, that's what their prerogative is. i guarantee my name will be on the ballot. >> ford is up for re-election next year. >>> interesting case out of california, a murder case in l.a. raising questions about the responsibility of pet owners. authorities charged alex jackson with murder after four of his dogs reportedly attacked and killed a female jogger earlier this month. 62-year-old pamela marie devitt died as a result of bloodoss from gruesome injuries including nearly 200 puncture w

the they have been allowed to see video purportedly of mayor rob ford and drug dealers were shopping the video around. on friday the mayor had ugly words for the press. >> there's been a serious accusation from the star that i use crack cocaine. i do not use crack cocaine. >> there's a lot of nasty there. 80% of them are nasty son of a guns. >> some city officials continue to call for him to step down and his chief of staff was fired and his press secretary and deputy press secretary quit. he launched an online fundraising effort dubbed crack starter. i thought it was clever. they wanted to raise the money to buy the video. they apantly raised more than $200,000. i haven't had clarification if that was canadian or american $200,000. >>> now to a business where one of the largest corporations in america investing billions of dollars into oil and gas drilling. for the rest of the headlines in the business world, jeff is line in london with the word on the street. >> good morning, brian. i guess we're going from cracking to fracking on this story, right? so ge says they are going to ope

another man of significant carriage toronto mayor rob ford had an unfortunate incident yesterday. a cameraman for city tv news went in for a tighter closeup than usual. >> excuse me, guys. >> jimmy: that's all right. he has free health care. he'll be fine. let's look at it in slow motion. look at the guy behind him smiling. i have a feeling that gentleman is soon to be unemployed. this is hard to believe but it appears to be true. a chinese businessman just purchased a $15 million iphone. and i would pay $1 million for someone to shove him in the pool with it. an easy way to tell if you're a terrible person is if you own a $15 million iphone. it has black diamonds. you know when you hold the button down to get siri. he gets oprah. this is the perfect phone for anyone who wants to get mugged immediately after buying it. you can get it for $14,999, 950 if you sign a two-year contract. i'm not sure i would pay more than $5 million than a phone. but i have to admit, it's a beautiful phone. >> check out that $15 million phone cover. it's coated in 24 karat gold, includes 600 white diam

mayor rob ford denied the allegations saying it's not true and ridiculous.he video was allegedly being shopped around for $1 million by people involved in the drug trade, but they have since tr dropped the price to $100,000. toronto reporters say they've seen the video, but they cannot confirm if the mayor is really smoking crack. >> thank you. >>> new tonight, two oakland police officers disciplined in 2009 when four fellow officers were cleared are in the clear tonight. an arbitrator has reversed the motions of two s.w.a.t. officers. to more officer, the oakland tribune report that is the demoted officers were unfairly singled out. they'll be restored to their former ranks and receive back bay. >>> now to a follow up. a story we first followed last year. we get ready this year's race, san francisco place are still looking for a killer who took the life of a runner last year. this is one of the last photos of 31-year-old martin. he's seen here wearing a bright green wig. minutes later, they posed with another group of people and one of them punched martin,

well, rob ford just broke his silence. here he is. >> good afternoon, everyone.mber of issues that have circulated in the media over the last few days. there has been a serious accusation from the toronto star that i used crack cocaine. i do not use crack cocaine nor am i an addict of crack cocaine. as for a video, i cannot comment on a video that i have never seen or does not exist. it is most unfortunate, very unfortunate that my colleagues and the great people of this city have been exposed to the fact that i have been judged by the media without any evidence. this past week has not been an easy one. it has taken a great toll on my family and my friends and the great people of toronto. >> toronto mayor rob ford today. >>> back here in oklahoma, you know, story after story after story continued to stun all of us covering this horrendous disaster. the faith, the survival, hundreds of emergency responders. they raced in to help of course when that tornado hit this past monday. ef-5 tornado. among them a team led by 2008 cnn hero tad agolia armed with a lot of hea

tape.onto mayor rob ford ca >> let your imagination run wild with this depiction of ford partying alonga hockey player, wood chuck and mounty. if you think this is unbelievable, there are some bizarre things this guy has done in real life. including abruptly leaving a meeting to put magnet on people's cars. he calls the allegations ridiculous. a it should be no surprise that even obama's umbrellas are a joke now. sarah palin posting, mr. president, most americans hold their own umbrellas. and semperdry. a male marine is not allowed to carry an umbrella while in uniform. before your head explode, please check out the post from a u.s. marine about barack obama's shocking and disgusting use of an umbrella. because this is a family show, i can't read you what is written. >>> we have your feel good friday moment. the-year-old alana adams throughout the first pitch at the rays/red sox game. first, a prerecorded pep talk from her father, lieutenant colonel will adams. alana's pitch fell short and that's when the guy behind home plate dressed in full rays gear grabbed the ball, lifted up his ma

the mayor of toronto canada, rob ford, has found himself at the center of a drug scandal with a video showing him smoking from a crack pipe. and while the video has yet to surface and no one can say, for sure, if the mayor actually took a hit that day, his office has taken a few hits this week. two more of his employees resigned. the mayor insists it's still business as usual at toronto's city hall. >> i'll assure you, before it's done, phone calls are being return returned and e-mails are being responded to. i was elected to keep taxes low and reduced the size of government. >> say what you will about mayor ford. he really does seem committed to reducing the size of government. just this week alone, his staff has shrunk from 17 to 12 people. nice work. >>> "outfront" next, an amazing new idea. what if you never had to park your car ever again? matt's brakes didn't sound right... ...so i brought my car to mike at meineke... ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. ♪ [ male announcer

the mayor of toronto, rob ford, is in the spotlight right now because there's a rumor that there's asmoking crack. [ laughter ] it's crazy. or as our mayor put it "hey, at least it's not a large soda." it's not that crazy. [ applause ] did anyone see this youtube video of this girl breaking -- she broke the world's jump roping record. it's pretty amazing. look at this thing. >> ready. set. go. >> jimmy: that's crazy. [ laughter ] she jumped over 150 times in 30 seconds. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: really impressive. but -- but one of the writers of our show, arthur, is pretty sure that he can beat it. i would like to give him a chance. here's arthur! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] now, arthur, you -- you know you don't have to do this, right? >> i want to, and i need to. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right, you think you should. now, she jumped 150 times in 30 seconds. you think you can beat that? >> absolutely. i have no doubt about it. >> jimmy: all right. great, let's put 30 seconds on the clock. quest, can we get a drum roll, please? [ drum roll ] ready -- set -- go! [ drum roll ] [ cheers

. >> as convincing as rob ford's crack-cocaine denial, no, michele bachmann is not quitting congress because she might lose her seat to the guy who almost unseated her last year or because the fbi is investigating her 2012 presidential campaign, but those things are happening in michele bachmann's life, right now. count dentally, in polling out last week, bachmann's opponent was beating her, same guy that came within 5,000 votes of unseating her last year and already announced he's running again. and that's on top of news from a week and a half ago that the fbi has joined investigation around bachmann's 2012 presidential campaign, an investigation already being undertaken by the office of congressional ethics, fbc, and iowa state senate's ethics committee. rest assured, that is not why michele bachmann is leaving congress, she made that very did articulate in the eight and a half minute web video why she is leaving congress, but she did something better, talked about how awesome member of congress she was and how awesome something or other she's going to be when she leaves congress.

i don't know if you heard about rob ford, he's the mayor of toronto and there are serious allegationst he might be on crack, which sound funny every time. gawker and toronto star looked at video which they were not able to acquire so i'll get into that in a second, that appeared to show him spoking. let me quote gawker:now that's the editor of walker who saw the tape himself and then the toronto star goes on, quoting him,:by the way this is the football team he's coaching which is very classy, and then this package from a local toronto station. >> mounting trouble for ford who was elected in threatening to derail his election. he has a substance abuse problem, and that there's a videotape showing him smokeing a crack pipe. >> i do not use crack cocaine nor am i an addict of crack cocaine. i cannot comment on a video that i have not seen nor does not exist. >> cenk: you know you're in trouble when you have to say i am not nor have i ever been a crack addict. the press conference was very brief, and then he immediately left. and then by the way that was not a local toronto station. that

he put rob ford mayor magnets on strangers cars once. nce involved in a drunken altercation at a hockey game. after ford once said politics is too male-driven he invited any women interested in running for office to coffee so he could "explain how politics works." here's how it works, don't get caught smoking crack. that's my first advice. let's start with chaumtoli. >> on friday, the 1199 endorsed the mayoral candidate. in the past week, legal services went on strike. we're hoping that this will signal a labor's renaissance, especially with the bangladesh tragedy. on labor standards and labor rights in the united states. >> michael? >> what we should know is for the week ahead wells behind. how you get fair treatment at work. you have to dough manned it. a great abolitionist says power yields nothing without a demand. it never has and never will. can't depend on corporations to do it. we have to do it ourselves. >> we should know that the congressional budget office just lowered its estimate of how big the deficit is going to be over the

there's the man, rob ford. his executive assistant and an ad advisor have now quit.doing the math, that makes five staffers gone if seven days. why? it might have something to do with that cell phone video that surfaced recently of the mayor purportedly smoking crack with somali drug dealers? i don't know. mr. ford says he has no plans to step aside, though. he says he is planning to run again in 2014. at a news conference the deputy mayor said, quote, we all know that videos can be altered. when the mayor was asked about all of tease questions, he kept saying, next question. how does that work. >>> last night in boston, big names were there for the concert to benefit the victims of the bombing. have a look. [ music playing ] ah, yeah, arere -- aerosmith, new kids on the block, james taylor, jimmy buffet. they all performed for free. concert sold out. proceeds expected to top $1.5 million. all that money for the one fund. if you are wondering how much money that fund has been able to raise, it is now more than $37 million for the victims of the bombing. >>> you know,

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the rob ford crack starter campaign, a play on the name of the popular kick-starter fund raising site, met its goal today with contributions from more than 8300 donors less than two weeks after it was launched. gawker's editors and reporters from the toronto star claim to have seen the video in which ford is allegedly getting high with drug dealers but we may never get to see it since the dealers have supposedly vanished. voters may be standing with the mayor. tom foreman has the story. >> reporter: mayor ford is on the ropes but still punching as toronto's city hall reeled from blow after blow. it started when two reporters from "the toronto star" and an editor from the website gawker said they were approached by men trying to sell a video purportedly showing the mayor smoking crack with drug dealers. one of those reporters, kevin donovan. >> he was rambling and he seemed to be high. i mean, there is no other real way to describe it than to say the mayor was high. >> but the "toronto star" reporters did not buy the video allegedly still offered for around $200,000 and the mayor is at

toronto's mayor rob ford celebrated his 44th birthday on tuesday handing out cake and trying to carryn business as usual at a city hall meeting. >> that's all the items. review quickly. >> reporter: mounting trouble for ford who was elected in 2010 is threatening to derail his administration. >> is this the worst allegation you've heard so far. >> reporter: ford is under fire following recent newspaper reports in the "toronto star" that he has a substance abuse problem and that there's a videotape appearing to show him smoking a crack pipe, allegations he strongly denies. >> i do not use crack cocaine nor am i an addict of crack cocaine. i cannot comment on a video that i've never seen or does not exist. >> reporter: two reporters for the "toronto star" say they saw the 90-second cell phone video for themselves. >> the video, which appears to be real, shows mayor rob ford in a room, his shirt open, lulling back in his chair and appears to be smoking a crack pipe. >> the man in the video who we believe is mayor rob ford appears stumbling. he seems incoherent. he rambles. >> reporter: t

reports say the video was taken by a man who claims he sold crack to mayor rob ford.his vice- mayor and a city councilman were asked about the allegations. >> asked him, i have better things to do than to worry about this situation. >> catherine: this isn't the first time the mayor has been facing controversy. some describe his behavior as "odd" since his 2010 election. two reporters, meantime, were allowed to watch the video in question. they say it does appear to show the mayor sitting in a chair -- inhaling from what appears to be a glass crack >> catherine: memphis is the scene of a big may festival. it's a favorite with a lot of people. but this year - they're expecting a protest. members of the the westboro baptist church say they'll be protesting in front of graceland -- once the home of elvis presley. they say he was a "lecherous, adulterous, perverted drug addict." the fact that he's dead is apparently irrelevant to them. members of the same church have tormented grieving relatives at military funerals.and spewed hatred for gays. >> catherine: people in memph

. >> toronto's mayor rob ford blasting last week's media accounts that reporters had apparently seen him "inhaling from what appeared to be a glass pipe." he's getting back up from his deputy mayor who calls the reports disgusting. >>> now this, the u.s. is investigating malicious cyber incidents targeting america, the suspected hacks appear to look for weaknesses in our energy infrastructure. congress just released a report on how vulnerable our electric grid is to an attack from north korea or iran. u.s. lawmaker suspects iran this time and officials said that last year they suspected iran in a different string of attacks. iran denying any involvement. >>> will it be life or death for jodi arias? after five months of testimony, a deadlocked jury could not decide whether or not to put the convicted killer to death for stabbing and shooting her ex-boyfriend, travis alexander, a few years ago. source says the jury vote was an 8-4 split in favor of death, so come july, she'll get another trial sort of. it won't be a full trial because she is still guilty of murder. the aggravating phas

mayor rob ford is on the ropes, but still punching as toronto city hall reels from blow after blow.rs from the toronto star and editor from the website gawker said they were approached by men trying to sell a video purportedly showing the mayor smoking crack with drug dealers. one of those reporters, kevin donovan, is one of the few to have seen the alleged tape. >> he was rambling and he seemed to be high. i mean, there's no real other way to describe it than to say the mayor was high. >> reporter: but the toronto star reporters didn't buy the video, which is allegedly still offered for around $200,000. and the mayor is attacking. >> there has been a serious accusation from the toronto star that i used crack cocaine. i do not use crack cocaine nor am i an addict of crack cocaine. as for a video, i cannot comment on a video that i have never seen or does not exist. >> reporter: wait, it gets better. >> did this come as a shock to you? >> no. >> reporter: since the video broke, he fired the chief of staff and two press aides quit after he went on the radio and called the media. >> bu

>> "the toronto star," mayor rob ford making headlines for questionable behavior not typically seen fromlected officials. there's a cell phone video that allegedly shows the mayor smoking a crack pipe and using expletives. i know a mayor that was set up, though. the video being reportedly shopped around by a group of somali men involved in the drug trade. >> wow, that's kind of a random story. >> i hate when that happens. >> from our parade of papers "the times-picayune" two suspects in custody for a shooting rampage that left 19 injured at a new orleans parade on mother's day. surveillance footage shows at crowd at the parade after everyone scatters after apparent gunshots. they say siblings shon and aken scott have ties to new orleans street gangs. each charged with 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder is. >> t"the wall street journal," dels report a decline as pc sells drop. fell to $130 million as a lot of people are trying to actually take over. take the company over. >> "the washington post," the saga of an accused american spy felt from russia only gets stranger. the russia

ford escape. >>> police are looking for a man who robbed a woman and his voice may be the best clue to finding him. the man grabbed a woman's ponytail and pulled her into an alley. he stole money, grabbed the money and let her go but she describes him as having a deep aspy voice -- deep scratchy voice. >> [ music ] >> last night the two faced off for the last time. each of the girls sang three songs and the judges say it is one of the tightest races ever and the winner will be crowned and it marks the original judge randy jackson. you can watch it right here on channel 2 and all of the american idol action begins at 8:00. >>> good morning, pam, westbound 24 we have an accident on caldecott but the injuries do not seem that severe but they are there. getting up to highway 17, as you drive up to highway 17, traffic is light and on the sunole grade we are off to a great start, let's go to eve. >>> especially out towards antioch and we have a couple of sprinkles and the beautiful marina, dogs do not want to go out but it is not going to do too much, it will give us cloudy to mostly cloudy skies mainly

called the allegations of toronto - toronto mayor rob crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. fordther he has ever used the drug. >> anny: have breezy conditions once again. we've had them all week. that camera still shaking around with it very high dust. tonight, we will expect breezy conditions especially in our inland areas very chilly. otherwise, milder and reason for the afternoon. sunday morning, a drizzle possible and some fog possible. for memorial day, we are tracking sharp possibility. but the good news is, no complete washout. highs today, 72 vallejo, 77 fairfield, 74 and concord, and only 55 in half moon bay. a lot of us pretty mild compared to yesterday and still below average. downtown san francisco right now, you've cool down to 55, san jose at 65 degrees right now. the wind speeds, 64 hayward, 18 and oakland so we are still seen some gusty conditions out there. here's your satellite and radar picture where no rain expected for tomorrow. possibly sunday night and monday morning and possibly some wet weather. futurecast 4, tonight at 10, blues indicating '40's and '50